UK287
Upper Lough Erne


Country/territory: United Kingdom

IBA criteria met: A4i, B1i, B3, C2, C6 (2007)
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Area: 5,747 hectares (57.47 km2)

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2007 good medium medium
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Site description (2007 baseline)
Flooded drumlins in the course of the River Erne give rise to a complex of islands, bays and lakes, bordered by damp pasture, fen and reed-swamp (Phragmites).


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Upper Lough Erne (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/upper-lough-erne-iba-united-kingdom on 23/12/2024.